Word: foothold
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...labor party, would win the elections at the end of October and continue in power. Mapai has never failed in an election in the 25 year history of the state But it also appeared that Likud, a rightist ultranationalist faction, had a strong chance of gaining a solid foothold in the parliament, due in part to the support it hoped to receive from newly arrived immigrants, particularly Soviet Jews...
...Israeli military aim is to conclusively defeat the Arabs so as to avoid any future attack of this sort," Safran said. He said that the Arab aim to obtain a definite foothold on the east bank, in the Sinai, was being forestalled. "The Arabs must reach the line of Passe in order to achieve victory," Safran said. "They will not be able...
...Hudson study was commissioned by the French government. The 600-page report by Prognos, a well-regarded Basel firm, was prepared for corporate customers. Kahn's researchers concluded that the French would pass the Germans because of the greater productivity of French workers coupled with France's foothold in such future-oriented industries as aerospace and computers. Hudson's 5.5% yearly growth rate for France is projected as the highest of any industrialized European nation. Yet Prognos Economist Claus D. Kernig argues that France is "still so far behind in total output that it is unlikely...
...exotic palates. The Persian serves its sandwiches in hot Syrian bread, and the contents--mostly sliced and shredded cold cuts--are flavored with tahini sauce, filling for less than a dollar. Hemispheres serves a nice eggplant dip, the best roast beef in town and a baklava that has a foothold on that distinction...
...Government is probing an elaborate scheme in which Columbia-and perhaps other record companies-may have been bilked of many millions of dollars. Columbia Records alone reportedly lost $2,000,000. Investigators were trying to find out whether the Mafia had got a firm foothold in the record industry, or whether the Columbia Records scandal was an isolated incident...